Carpet
ca. 1932 (made)
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Circular carpet with a hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp. With a directional design of concentric and non-continuous segments crossed by radiating motifs of parallel, curved and straight stripes in red-browns, pinkish beige and fawn.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp |
| Brief description | Circular carpet with a hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp, designed by Marion Dorn, made by Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Ltd., Great Britain, ca. 1932 |
| Physical description | Circular carpet with a hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp. With a directional design of concentric and non-continuous segments crossed by radiating motifs of parallel, curved and straight stripes in red-browns, pinkish beige and fawn. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'DORN' (Signed on the pile) |
| Credit line | Given by Colonel N. T. ST. J. Williams |
| Production | Made for Eltham Palace, the home of Sir Stephen Courtauld. |
| Bibliographic reference | Christine Boydell, The Architect of Floors. Modernism, art and Marion Dorn designs. London: Schoeser, 1996, p. 54. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.48-1970 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2004 |
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